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Category Archives: Home and Living

Nov102020Nov 16 2020
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Christmas Gift Ideas for the bride-to-be in your life

by Amanda, in category Home and Living, Wedding Planning

Christmas is not just creeping up on us, it’s barrelling towards us. So what better to blog about today, than some seriously excellent gift ideas for the newlywed brides and the brides-to-be in your life?! Okay, okay… YOU might be the bride-to-be – in which case, you  need to share your favourites off this list to your partner-in-crime… Read More

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Feb42020Feb 6 2020
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What to Do if You’re Left at the Altar

by Jess Brooks, in category Home and Living

After spending such a long time and putting so much effort into planning for her wedding day, being left at the altar just isn’t something a bride wants to consider. Yet sadly, it does happen and many of us have either seen or heard of it happening. Whether he’s decided he doesn’t love you anymore,… Read More

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Dec112019Apr 7 2020
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15 gift ideas for your office secret santa at $25(ish) or less

by Amanda, in category Home and Living

Merry Christmas everyone! Can you believe it’s just on two weeks till the jolly man visits? In the meantime, there’s tinsel to hang, work shouts to attend… and your office secret Santa recipient to buy for! Luckily for you, giving presents is my love language, so I’ve teamed up with Etsy to share some awesome… Read More

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Mar192019Apr 8 2020
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My Curly Girl Hair Routine

by Amanda, in category Home and Living

Curly hair has its own agenda. Get a haircut? It’ll sulk for a week. Going on holiday – my hair goes on strike. But when my curls cooperate – I get people asking to pat my hair, pulling the spiral curls down and watching them bounce back up. It’s taken years to figure out what… Read More

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Nov182018Apr 15 2020
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Christmas Ideas for the Groom-to-be in your life

by Amanda, in category Home and Living

The other week I shared some ideas for Christmas ideas for brides-to-be. But I don’t want any of my Grooms to be feeling left out! So today I present to you:  Southern Bride’s Christmas Gift Ideas for the Groom to Be in your life. Christmas Gift Ideas for your Groom to Be Do you have… Read More

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Oct162018Apr 15 2020
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Creating New Christmas Traditions for your first year married

by Amanda, in category Home and Living, Post-Wedding

When you get married, you are establishing your own family unit with you, your spouse, any children you might have, fur babies, and extended miscellaneous relatives (the good, the bad and the ugly). With this new family unit, comes the opportunity for creating new Christmas traditions! So today I wanted to share some inspiration and ideas… Read More

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May152018Apr 15 2020
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Pay for your wedding, $1000 at a time

by Amanda, in category Budget, Home and Living

It’s all very well talking about the intricacies of choosing a wedding venue, dealing with difficult guests and what to dress your bridesmaids in… but if you can’t pay for any of it – it’s a bit pointless worrying about it, right? I know alllll about that overwhelming feeling of having a big goal and… Read More

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Oct312017Nov 3 2020
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One special reason to keep your bridesmaid dress (even if you won’t wear it again)

by Amanda, in category Home and Living, Post-Wedding

As much as our beloved brides would have us believe it, there’s plenty of bridesmaid dresses that are worn for the wedding, then relegated to the closet, never to be seen again.  When I was Maid of Honour for my lovely bestie Lisa, she didn’t want the dress back, and I never had the opportunity come by to… Read More

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Sep282017Mar 1 2018
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My annual family yearbook – and what’s replacing it (probably)

by Amanda, in category Home and Living

Getting married is all about beginning your life as a new family unit (whether that’s a family of two, four, ten or thirty!). One of the best things about this new set point, is starting new family traditions. I’m a sentimental person, so one of my favourite traditions that we have begun is an annual… Read More

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Apr252017Apr 21 2017
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30 day minimalism challenge

by Amanda, in category Home and Living

The other week one of my Facebook friends (Hannah from Alare) shared the video below from SugarMamma.TV about a 30 day Minimalism challenge and I was intrigued… See, we are about to go through some pretty extensive renovations because 1. our house is tiny and 2. our bathroom is tiny and shitty.  I have been dreading… Read More

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